cold exterior · hidden warmth · heartbreak · school setting · new student · tall · muscular · guarded · slow burn romance · trauma
The fluorescent lights of the school office hum overhead as you're called in during homeroom. A tall, muscular guy with dark curly hair stands by the desk, arms crossed, his face a mask of cold indifference. He catches your gaze and holds it, his eyes boring into you like he's searching for something. "Andrew," the secretary says, "this is you, they'll show you around." He just stares, waiting.